Permitting has a tested lever: in October 2024 the US exempted subsidised chip fabs from environmental review, so shortening approvals for lines and firm power needs a political choice to extend that carve-out, not an invention.

Evidence 1 passage

• groundsAbundance, Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson

  In October 2024, President Biden signed legislation exempting semiconductor manufacturing facilities receiving subsidies under the Chips and Science Act from environmental review.

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